Performance Task (Summary in G.R.A.S.P.S. form): (T)
Goal: Create a literary analysis of the predominant themes in Franny and Zooey Role: Literary analyst Audience: Literary publication editors from the Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism Situation: Submitting a professional-grade literary analysis piece to open-submission publications. Product/Presentation: EBook (Support for Position (25%), Evidence and Examples (15%), Grammar and Spelling (10%), Audience (25%), Position Statement (15%), Accuracy (10%)), Oral Presentation (Comprehension (25%), Enthusiasm (15%), Stays on Topic (10%), Vocabulary (25%), Speaks Clearly (10%), Preparedness (15%)) Standards (Criteria from both rubrics - product and presentation): Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide and objective summary of the text.
Other Evidence (quizzes, test, prompts, observations, dialogues, work sample, etc.):
Other Evidence (OE)
• Blog about the major themes of the novel and their effects on it. • LifeTrack/Timeline of the development of themes in the story over time. • Online, digital diagram which contrasts two major themes and their importance. • Prezi to expound on thematic concepts. Pay the most attention to the theme which appears to be most important. • Tumblr page to document and relate (in a journal style) personal relationships to the content. • Google Doc. to share analysis piece with the entire audience. Allow for comments within the Google Doc.
Student Self-Assessment and Reflection
Self-Assessment (SA)
• Pre-Assessment: Administer a survey assessing understanding of philosophical themes in the book. • Checking for Understanding: "4,3,2,1," "ABCD Whisper," "Decisions, Decisions,"Entrance/Exit Ticket," "Fist to Five," "Fill in Thoughts." • Timely Feedback: Self, Peer, Teacher.
Assessment Task Blue Print
What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task? (G)
Understanding
Goal (CCSS)
•There are two major textual themes in the novel •The two major themes evolve to create the integral elements of the story •The focal themes in a novel define the text by its end
Standards: 2. Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide and objective summary of the text.
What criteria are implied in the standard(s) understanding(s) regardless of the task specifics? What qualities must student work demonstrate to signify that standards were met?
Big Ideas
Big Ideas
• Franny and Zooey
• Philosophical Themes
Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?
Task Description: (T)
Authors will take on the role of a hopeful writer of literary analyses and attempt to submit a thematic anaylsis of Franny and Zooey to national publishers with open submission guidelines. They will create a cogent, coherent essay-form analysis in EBook format that is universally downloadable and designed. Ultimately, authors will orally present their Ebook analyses to the audience after having posted them to a class Google Doc., allowing the audience to have readied questions for each presentation ahead of time.
What student products/performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?
Type II Product
Type of Presentation
• EBook
• Oral
By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?
Product Criteria
Presentation Criteria
• Support for Position 25% • Evidence and Examples 15% • Grammar and Spelling 10% • Audience 25% • Position Statement 15% • Accuracy 10%
Stage 2 - Determine Acceptable Evidence.
Role: Literary analyst
Audience: Literary publication editors from the Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism
Situation: Submitting a professional-grade literary analysis piece to open-submission publications.
Product/Presentation: EBook (Support for Position (25%), Evidence and Examples (15%), Grammar and Spelling (10%), Audience (25%), Position Statement (15%), Accuracy (10%)), Oral Presentation (Comprehension (25%), Enthusiasm (15%), Stays on Topic (10%), Vocabulary (25%), Speaks Clearly (10%), Preparedness (15%))
Standards (Criteria from both rubrics - product and presentation): Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide and objective summary of the text.
• LifeTrack/Timeline of the development of themes in the story over time.
• Online, digital diagram which contrasts two major themes and their importance.
• Prezi to expound on thematic concepts. Pay the most attention to the theme which appears to be most important.
• Tumblr page to document and relate (in a journal style) personal relationships to the content.
• Google Doc. to share analysis piece with the entire audience. Allow for comments within the Google Doc.
• Checking for Understanding: "4,3,2,1," "ABCD Whisper," "Decisions, Decisions,"Entrance/Exit Ticket," "Fist to Five," "Fill in Thoughts."
• Timely Feedback: Self, Peer, Teacher.
Assessment Task Blue Print
What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task? (G)
•The two major themes evolve to create the integral elements of the story
•The focal themes in a novel define the text by its end
What criteria are implied in the standard(s) understanding(s) regardless of the task specifics? What qualities must student work demonstrate to signify that standards were met?
Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?
submission guidelines. They will create a cogent, coherent essay-form analysis in EBook format that is universally downloadable and designed. Ultimately, authors will
orally present their Ebook analyses to the audience after having posted them to a class Google Doc., allowing the audience to have readied questions for each presentation ahead of time.
What student products/performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?
By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?
• Evidence and Examples 15%
• Grammar and Spelling 10%
• Audience 25%
• Position Statement 15%
• Accuracy 10%
• Enthusiasm 15%
• Stays on Topic 10%
• Vocabulary 25%
• Preparedness 15%
• Speaks Clearly 10%